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Rugs and Carpets For Sale
Antique 18th Century French Landscape Verdure Tapestry, with Birds in the Woods
Located in New York, NY
An antique 18th century French Beauvais landscape verdure tapestry, size 12'1 H x 10'1 W. This tapestry features a group of birds in a verdant woodland setting near a bridge, with th...
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Vintage Beni Ouarain Berber Rug, Unusually Large, 1920's
Located in Uccle, BE
This Beni Ourain rug was produced in 1920's by the nomadic Berber tribes in North Africa. Beni Ourain rugs are identified by their geometric lines that form an overall asymmetrical p...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Other Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Contemporary Moroccan Brutalist Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
81079 Modern Brutalist Moroccan Rug, 09'04 x 11'09. Introducing the epitome of avant-garde elegance, our hand knotted wool Modern Moroccan area rug seamlessly blends the bold essence...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Hand-Knotted Sky-Blue Floral French Savonnerie Rug
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This Savonnerie rug has a sky-blue field with a large circular ivory roundel with a burgundy-red central roundel with a gold acanthus leaf centre enclosed within by a band of ivory s...
Category
Early 20th Century French Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Persian Tabriz Area Rugs Circa 1940 - Wool and Silk Ivory Pink Design - 89702
Located in Dallas, TX
Discover the elegance of Persian Tabriz featuring Area Rugs in Circa 1940. Designed with Wool and Silk and IvoryPink, this exclusive design is perfect for enhancing your space.
Category
20th Century Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinese Art Deco rug with fuchsia color and 9'0" x 11'6" size.
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1900 Antique Bessarabian Kilim Rug
Located in Los Angeles, US
Antique Bessarabian Rugs / Kilims in both pile and tapestry weaving technique are some of the more beautiful carpets to have been produced in Europe. Many of the Bessarabian Kilims w...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Bessarabian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Large black and white Moroccan Berber rug
Located in Malton, GB
Moroccan rugs have been a popular choice for contemporary interiors for many years. Firstly for their quality but more so for their decorative merit. They have so many different designs and styles you really can create a truly unique space just by using a Moroccan rug. Their designs are usual irregular, abstract and subtle which allows these to work in a huge number of spaces. For me the textures and patterns of these rugs makes them a great piece to build a room around or add to finish a room off.
This example is a very impressive Black and white berber rug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Hand-Tufted 'Manuscrit' Runner by Joaquim Ruiz Millet for Nanimarquina
Located in Glendale, CA
Hand-Tufted 'Manuscrit' Runner by Joaquim Ruiz Millet for Nanimarquina.
Executed in 100% hand-tufted New Zealand wool. The absence of color makes each of these rugs a dichotomy, a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Floral Lavar Rug, circa 1880s-1900s
Located in New York, NY
The carpets produced in Lavar are often included in the general category of Kerman rugs (as Lavar is a small village located 80 miles north of Kerman), yet the reputation of this sma...
Category
1880s Persian Kirman Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1930's Golden Persian Kerman Carpet with Traditional Style
Located in Dallas, TX
74200 Antique Persian Kerman Rug, 08'08 x 11'02. Ethereal and enchanting, this hand knotted wool antique Persian Kerman rug is a delicate symphony of artistry and elegance, woven wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kirman Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Ararat Rugs Western Theme Azeri Folk Life Rug, Turkish Carpet, Natural Dyed
By Ararat Rugs
Located in Tokyo, JP
Western Theme Azeri Folk Life Rug
This unique design rug is interpreted by our designers with a composition of pictorial western-style life.
Color summary: 17 colors in total, the m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Natural Fiber, Organic Material
Schumacher Fan Area Rug in Handwoven Abaca by Patterson Flynn
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Inspired by graphic Art Deco motifs, the Raleigh Collection features a fabulous range of hand-coiled abaca designs with unparalleled artistry and incomparable quality. From tonal geo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Hemp
Vintage Tibetan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming and whimsical late 20th century Tibetan rug with with a highly stylized pattern with birds, suns, geometric and tiger stripes, and all woven in light blue, green, yellow, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Tibetan Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Brussels Mythological Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels mythological tapestry from the first half of the 17th century, woven by Peter van den Berghen, depicting an interior scene from the st...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Mehraban Agadir, Atlas Collection
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
31762
Size
9' 9" X 11' 11"
Design
Agadir
Collection
Atlas
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave
Origin
Central Asia
Age
New
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
3.3x7.5 ft Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak Rug, Ca 1880
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Antique Caucasian Gendje Kazak rug with diagonal stripes
All natural dyes, medium pile, very good original condition. Sturdy and as clea...
Category
Late 19th Century Caucasian Kazak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Antique Art Deco Chinese Rug 2.1' x 3.1' 1920s - 2B47
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This antique Chinese Art Deco rug from the 1920s showcases an elegant oval shape and vibrant floral motifs, embodying the bold and colorful style of the Art Deco era. Its petite size...
Category
1920s Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and sophisticated early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a black background with the most incredible large central peon...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Doris Leslie Blau Vintage Indian Dhurrie Rug
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Indian Dhurrie rug
Size: 10'4" × 12'6" (314 × 381 cm)
The vintage Indian rug bears a classic design. Its main field features rows of diamond elements enclosed with a thick, G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Early 20th Century Persian Sarouk Farahan Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A mesmerizing early 20th century Persian Sarouk Farahan rug with a large central floral medallion living amidst a field of scrolling vines and flowers, and surrounded by a wide borde...
Category
Early 1900s Persian Sarouk Farahan Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1960s wicker mat, Italian production by Gervasoni Udine.
Located in IT
Original 1960s wicker mat, handcrafted in Italy by Gervasoni Udine. This piece showcases the elegance and simplicity of mid-century Italian design, made with natural materials and gr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wicker
Handmade Cotton Area Flat Weave Rug, 6x9 Blue And White Striped Indian Dhurrie
Located in Jaipur, IN
Cotton Natural Vegetable Dyed Sky Blue And White Striped Indian Rug-6'x9'
These special flat-weave dhurries are hand-woven with 15 ply 100% cotton yarn. Due to the special manufactu...
Category
2010s Indian Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug Earthy Brown and Soft Gray Stripes 6'0 x 9'0
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures: 6'0 x 9'0
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug Earthy Brown and Soft Gray Stripes 6'0 x 9'0. Keivan Woven Arts / Rug / EN-13910 Country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim.
Turkish Ki...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Oversized Vintage Portuguese Rug, Hotel Lobby Size Cuenca Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
76751 Arts & Craft Style Vintage Portuguese Palace Size Rug, 'Cuenca Carpet' 15'00 x 27'07. This vintage Portuguese palace size rug, also referred as a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Arts and Crafts Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Soft Red Traditional Turkish Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 1920s Turkish Sivas rug.
Measures: 17" x 17".
Category
20th Century Turkish Oushak Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Foam, Cotton, Wool
Antique Red Geometric Botanical Persian Tabriz Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78830 Antique Red Persian Tabriz Rug, 09'03 x 13'01. Antique Persian Tabriz rugs are highly prized traditional carpets from Tabriz, the capital city of East Azerbaijan Province in no...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Persian Tabriz Room Size Carpet
Located in New York, NY
This mid-20th century Persian Tabriz rug, measuring 9' 6" x 11' 9", showcases the refined elegance and intricate craftsmanship synonymous with Tabriz weaving traditions. The field fe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Tabriz Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with a dark indigo background surrounded by a wide fuchsia border, and overlaid with wispy prunus blossoms and peonies, butterflies, and a garden...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
17th Century Brussels Historical Tapestry, the Marriage of Suleiman & Emmanuel
Located in New York, NY
A Brussels historical tapestry from the 17th century, depicting a scene from the epic of the legendary Mongol conqueror, Tamerlaine, victor over the Turkish Sultan...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Scatter Size Persian Kurd Rug
Located in New York, NY
an early 20th Century Persian Kurd Small Rug
2'9'' x 4'7''
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Tribal Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beni Ourain Moroccan Rug, Nomadic Charm Meets Midcentury Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
20656 Vintage Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 06'00 x 11'09. Originating from the Beni Ourain tribe, an integral part of the broader Berber ethnic group in Morocco, these Moroccan rugs are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim’s Tiger Skin Rug in Beige with Black and Brown Pictorial
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, this 5x8 modern tiger skin rug is a bold addition to the Rug & Kilim Modern Classics Collection and its collection of tiger rugs.
On the Design:
A beige and chartreuse field underscores the pelt pattern, where the animal print enjoys colorful accents against chocolate brown, rust orange, and midnight blue tones in this unique approach to the style. Admirers of the craft will appreciate this rug’s particular inspiration from antique Tibetan and Chinese tiger rugs...
Category
2010s Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Chinese Nichols Art Deco Hand-Knotted Room Size Wool Rug, Circa 1920s
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful antique Chinese Nichols Art Deco hand-knotted room size wool rug
China, Circa 1920s
Tan field, with green border, and nice multi-colored floral design.
Measures: 107.7...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Scandinavian Green Swedish Inspired Kilim Röllakan, Grönt Rutmönster
Located in Dallas, TX
30946 New Swedish Inspired Kilim Rug, 09'02 x 11'11. In the enchanting realm of Scandinavian Modern style, this handwoven Swedish-style kilim ru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Ivory Antique Persian Afshar Square Accent Rug
Located in New York, NY
1st quarter of the 20th Century Persian Afshar Rug square rug
Details
rug no. j3746
size 5' 3" x 6' (160 x 183 cm)
Category
Early 20th Century Persian American Classical Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Rug
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful early 20th century Chinese Art Deco rug with myriad auspicious imagery including five bats, a phoenix, fish, a scholar's vase, and various flowers, all symbols of prosper...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Moroccan Tulu Rug. All Wool. HandKnotted Carpet. Custom Options Available
Located in Spring Valley, NY
A contemporary handmade Moroccan rug with thick soft pile, made of natural un-dyed cream and brown wool. The rug features a contemporary looking dissolving diamonds pattern with some...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Scandinavian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Circa 1940 Turkish Kars Pink Blue Wool Rug Hand Knotted 7'5 X 11'5
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Turkish Kars Rug 7'5 X 11'5. From Kars in the North East of Turkey these vintage hand knotted light colored rugs are similar to Oushaks and are among the most popular orienta...
Category
20th Century Turkish Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Fine Silk Ghom Persian Ghom Rug Qum Rug Handmade Silk Foundation
Located in New York, NY
Fine silk Qumm Ghomm rug 100% silk silk foundation 7x10 Handmade Silk Rug
6'6" x 9'10"
7x10
199cm x 300cm
"Very fine silk rug with an intricate weave and artisan workma...
Category
Early 2000s Persian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
Mehraban Abrolhos, Haute Bohemian Collection
Located in WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA
Rug Number
31481
Size
9' 2" X 12' 6"
Design
Abrolhos
Collection
Haute Bohemian
Material
Wool
Texture
Pile Weave
Origin
Central Asia
Age
New
Category
2010s Central Asian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Black Fur Rug 37 x 54" - Customize To Any Size
Located in Dural, AU
Elevate the luxury of your decor with this luxurious Black Fur Rug. Whether styling a bedroom or adding luxury elements to a sitting area, this exquisit...
Category
2010s Australian Hollywood Regency Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Fur, Sheepskin
Antique Rare 19th Century Smokey Cinnamon Turkish Oushak Area Rug
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional 19th century Oushak carpet from western Turkey is a striking example of timeless elegance and bold design. The rug features an unusually oversized border, framing a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Oushak Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique English Garden Needlepoint Runner with Baroque Floral Chintz Style
By Mario Buatta
Located in Dallas, TX
73615 antique English Garden needlepoint runner with Baroque Floral Chintz style. Drawing inspiration from Mario Buatta with romantic sensibility, this la...
Category
Late 19th Century English Baroque Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Kartell Carpet Rug
By Kartell
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Kartell carpet collection consists of four different models of propylene-backed polyamide rugs. All patterns are digitally printed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Nylon
Hand Block Printed Anatolian Quilt, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
Hand Block printing is one of the land marks of Western Anatolian material culture. These quilts have been used either as prayer mats of wall hangings.
Category
Early 20th Century Turkish Rustic Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Antique Bessarabian Kilim Carpet
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An antique Bessarabian Kilim carpet, floral patterns made in a naturalistic Western style on a black background, inscribed with the weaver's ...
Category
Early 20th Century Romanian Bessarabian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim's Hand-Knotted Custom Art Deco Rug in Beige, Gold Geometric Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Hand-knotted in wool, an art deco custom rug design from the works of Rug & Kilim Lead Designer Nikita Nagpal—showcasing a reinvented textile design inspiration in luxurious colorway...
Category
2010s Indian Art Deco Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Zabihi Collection Antique Persian Heriz Large Room Size Rug
Located in New York, NY
Large room size Persian 1930s Heriz Carpet
Details
rug no. j2672
size 11' 2" x 14' 10" (340 x 452 cm)
rug type Serapi/Heriz
With distinctive large scale ...
Category
20th Century Tudor Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis Archer Sufi Black Standard Rug by Taher Asad-Bakhtiari
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Asad-Bakhtiari has always been fascinated by arrows and their power. The Archer Collection is made of 7 individual designs where the artist explores semiotics and cultural icons, cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Silk
17th Century French Aubusson Verdure Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
A French Aubusson verdure landscape tapestry from the 17th century, featuring a paradisiacal vision of a remote cottage with a beautiful waterfall placed within a lush lakeside setti...
Category
17th Century French Aubusson Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
cc-tapis OMOTE HARU RUNNER handmade rug by Mae Engelgeer
By cc-tapis
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Omote is a collection of rugs designed by designer Mae Engelgeer for the CC-Tapis brand. The Omote rug collection is made of jute and felted wool made by hand loom.
One of the disti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Jute
17th Century Flemish Historical Tapestry with the Roman General Coriolanus
Located in New York, NY
A Flemish historical tapestry panel from the 17th century, featuring the famed Roman general, Gaeus Marcius, now called Coriolanus, returning triumphantly from the battle in which he captured the Volscian town of Corioli, arriving on horseback with his Volscian prisoners in tow, and greeted by his domineering mother, Volumnia, as well as the cheering Roman townspeople. Enclosed within a narrow monochrome border. Wool with silk inlay. Measures: 8’6” H x 7’10” W.
Hanging: The tapestry comes ready for hanging, with linen backing and a strip of hook and loop tape at the top end, which can be connected to the opposite side of the supplied hook and loop tape, which could be tacked to your wall. For those who prefer the use of a tapestry rod...
Category
Early 17th Century Belgian Antique Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Silk
New Moroccan Rug Inspired by Alberto Giacometti Dogon Tribe
Located in Dallas, TX
80530, new contemporary Moroccan rug inspired by Alberto Giacometti Dogon Tribe. This hand knotted wool contemporary Moroccan rug features elongated silhouettes in a dark pink-scale palette against a solid creamy-beige backdrop. With cool Jazz Age style and reminisce of Giacometti, this contemporary Moroccan rug evokes a musical oeuvre that'll make you sing the blues. The cream and dark pink figures wear shirts and pants with smart dress shoes or dresses with pumps. All the figures are tightly coiffed or wear their hair short. This unique carpet design draws its inspiration from a combination of the Dogon people, Alberto Giacometti (Swiss sculptor), and Étienne de Silhouette, a French finance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Expressionist Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Signed Leleu Vintage French Art Deco Circle Rug with Medallion - Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Made with hand-knotted wool in France circa 1950, this 6x6 vintage French Art Deco rug is an extremely collectible mid-century circle rug from Leleu Decorateur—the work of an iconic ...
Category
1950s French Vintage Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rug & Kilim's Scandinavian Kilim Style Custom Runner, Green, Blue Pattern
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Inspiring Swedish sensibilities, this 4x11 custom graph enjoys a defined geometric pattern in gorgeous repetition, exemplified in neutral blue, green and silver-grey for lavish take ...
Category
2010s Indian Modern Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Bolster Persian Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Bolster pillow made from a 19th century Persian rug.
16'' x 25''
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Malayer Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
1960's Berber Tikdift Zanagah Moroccan Carpet with Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
79187 Vintage Tikdift Moroccan Rug, 03'05 x 05'03. A joyful ode to pastoral life and tribal memory, this hand-knotted wool vintage Tikdift Moroccan rug from the Zanagah tribe radiate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Aesthetic Movement Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique and Vintage Rugs for Sale: Shop Turkish Rugs, Moroccan Rugs, Indian Rugs and Other Rugs on 1stDibs
Good antique rugs and vintage rugs have made their way into homes across the globe, becoming fixtures used for comfort, prayer and self-expression, so choosing the right area rug is officially a universal endeavor.
In modern usage, “carpet” typically denotes a wall-to-wall floor cushioning that is fixed to the floor. Rugs, on the other hand, are designed to cover a specific area and can easily be moved to new locations. However, the terms are interchangeable in many parts of the world, and, in the end, it won’t matter what you decide to call it.
It’s well known that a timeless Persian rug or vintage Turkish rug can warm any interior, but there are lots of other styles of antique rugs to choose from when you're endeavoring to introduce fresh colors and textures to a bedroom or living room.
Moroccan Berber rugs are not all about pattern. In fact, some of the most striking examples are nearly monochrome. But what these rugs lack in complexity, they make up for in brilliant color and subtle variation. Moroccan-style interiors can be mesmerizing — a sitting room of this type might feature a Moroccan rug, carved wooden screens and a tapestry hung behind the sofa.
Handwoven kilim rugs, known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. (The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but this type of textile artistry is practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere.)
When it comes to eye-catching floor coverings, the distinctive “medallion” pattern of Oushak rugs has two types of rounded shapes alternating against a rich red or blue background created with natural dyes, while the elaborate “star” pattern involves large eight-pointed shapes in diagonal rows alternating with diamonds.
If you’re looking for something unexpected, find a runner rug that pops in your hallway or on your stairs. Dig for dazzling geometric patterns in our inventory of mid-century modern rugs and carpets, which includes works designed by the likes of Swedish textile masters Märta Måås-Fjetterström, Marianne Richter and other artisans.
Carpets and rugs have been around for thousands of years. Prehistoric humans turned to animal skin, wool and fur to craft simple fabrics to soften hard terrain. A 2016 study suggests that "cave lions" were hunted for exactly this purpose, and that decorating your cave with their pelts may have conferred strength and prestige. Although many of these early textiles are still in existence, tracing their precise origins is difficult. Carpets quickly became such a valuable trade commodity that the weavings could easily travel far from their places of origin.
The oldest known carpet was found in southern Siberia. (It may have traveled there from Persepolis in Iran.) For the flat-weave floor rugs crafted by Native Americans, cotton was the primary material before sheep’s wool was introduced in the 16th century. In Europe, carpet-making was fundamental to folk art, and Asian carpets imported to European countries were at one time considered a precious luxury and not intended to remain permanently on the floor.
With the variety of area rugs and carpets rolled out for you on 1stDibs — a collection that includes traditional, modern, minimalist rugs and other coverings of all kinds — things will be looking up whenever you’re looking down.
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